October 20, 2021
A North Dakota federal judge has rejected a bid to slash the state's suit seeking $38 million from the federal government for allegedly failing to control demonstrations against the Dakota Access Pipeline, saying the state clearly can try to recoup its costs to deal with the protests under the Federal Tort Claims Act.
March 30, 2021
North Dakota has urged a federal judge to reject the government's bid to trim a suit alleging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers failed to control demonstrations against the Dakota Access pipeline, saying the government must cover the costs the state racked up in dealing with the protests.
August 20, 2020
A North Dakota federal judge has largely rejected the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' bid to escape the state's suit alleging the agency failed to control protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline, saying the agency opened itself up to the claims by letting protesters onto Corps-managed land without going through its permitting process.
September 18, 2019
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers urged a federal judge to throw out North Dakota's suit seeking $38 million for the agency's alleged failure to control protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline, saying it had to weigh its relationships with tribes and other delicate policy issues in handling the protests.
July 19, 2019
North Dakota hit the U.S. government with a suit in federal court, claiming the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers owes the state $38 million for failing to contain protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline.